Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Sidonie Gabrielle Colette Novelist

  • Gender: Female
  • Citizenship: France
  • Born: Jan 28, 1873
  • Died: Aug 3, 1954

Colette was the surname of the French novelist and performer Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette. She is best known for her novel Gigi, the basis for the film and Lerner and Loewe stage production of the same title.

A woman who thinks she is intelligent demands the same rights as man. An intelligent woman gives up. equality

The lovesick, the betrayed, and the jealous all smell alike. jealousy

Total absence of humor renders life impossible. humor

I love my past, I love my present. I am not ashamed of what I have had, and I am not sad because I no longer have it. sadness

Be happy. It's one way of being wise. wisdom

It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanism of friendship. friendship

Jealousy is not at all low, but it catches us humbled and bowed down, at first sight. jealousy

What a wonderful life I've had! I only wish I'd realized it sooner. life

One keeps forgetting old age up to the very brink of the grave. aging

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There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 thoughts from John Millington Synge

3 thoughts from John Millington Synge

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 other quotes from William Butler Yeats

28 other quotes from William Butler Yeats

Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 quotes from Dave Barry

27 quotes from Dave Barry

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 quotes from Winston Churchill

74 quotes from Winston Churchill